Area teams poised to get back to work (with area standings)

KINGSTON, N.Y. -- Local scholastic and collegiate sports teams return to their regular league schedules today after enjoying the holiday break.

Play in the Mid-Hudson Athletic League, Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association and Section 9 gets underway with eight contests on tap today.

In OCIAA boys swimming and diving, Kingston High hosts Warwick in a 4:30 p.m. meet, while Marlboro is at Newburgh and Rhinebeck travels to Minisink Valley, also at 4:30 p.m.

Section 9 gymnastics kicks off its season with a dual meet between New Paltz and Roosevelt at 5 p.m. in Hyde Park.

Kingston also hosts Port Jervis at 7 p.m. in a Section 9 wrestling match, while other locals hitting the mat include Ellenville (and Tuxedo) at Onteora, Red Hook (and Fallsburg) at New Paltz, both at 5 p.m., and Saugerties at Wallkill at 7 p.m.

Marist College men's basketball team returns to play tonight in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference at Niagara at 7 p.m.

On Friday, it's a full slate of MHAL boys and girls basketball games and the start of the two-day Oneonta Wrestling Tournament at 2:45 p.m.

Among the boys basketball games are Wallkill at Saugerties, Roosevelt at New Paltz, and Red Hook at Highland, all beginning at 5:30 p.m. Spackenkill plays at Ellenville at 5:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. games are Rondout at Marlboro, Onteora at Coleman Catholic and Millbrook at Rhinebeck.

For the girls, Saugerties travels to Wallkill and Marlboro is at Rondout in 5:30 p.m. contests, New Paltz plays at Roosevelt at 5:45 p.m. and Ellenville is at Spackenkill at 6 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., games are Highland at Red Hook and Coleman at Onteora.

SUNY New Paltz women's basketball puts its 9-0 record on the line at 7 p.m., hosting Mount St. Mary. Marist College women's team plays at Rider in a MAAC game.

SUNY New Paltz men, meanwhile, play their semester basketball opener at Delaware Valley at 7 p.m.

Saturday's action includes Kingston's girls basketball team going on the road against Cornwall in an OCIAA game at 12:30 p.m., while the Tigers gymnastics team opens its season at 3 p.m., hosting New Paltz.

Other wrestling tournaments that could attract local teams are at Monticello, Union-Endicott, Ketcham and Petrides (L.I.).

Pine Plains boys basketball team hosts Tuckahoe in a 1 p.m. non-league game and Marist men welcome Canisius to the McCann Center at 7 p.m.

Finally, Kingston's boys basketball team makes its way to the Christl Arena at West Point on Sunday for a noon battle with St. Mary's of Long Island.